how to bathe the cat cat hates bit wet but when they're exceptionally dirty it's go time here's how to keep your feline fresh and lovely as painlessly as possible prepare yourself wear disposable clothes welders gloves goggles anything to avoid a pull-on Wolverine style shredding get another person involved with restraining the cat this way you can bolt if necessary prepare the bath fill the tub with four to five inches of warm water before bringing in your cat to avoid a full meltdown prepare the cat have cat shampoo and towels ready trim all claws beforehand and remove any knots before wedding the fur or else you're done for bathe your cat from the neck down using shampoo and a washcloth then proceed to blot him dry while praying he isn't secretly plotting to kill you time through treats reward your cat with a healthy dose of catnip to dull the memory he just might let you live to see another bath you